Name: Olive Oil-Poached Tuna
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Thick-cut ahi tuna steaks - 2 (10 ounce); Garlic, bruised - 2 cloves; Fresh thyme - 6 sprigs; Red pepper flakes, or to taste - 1 pinch; Olive oil, or as needed - 2 cups; Sea salt to taste - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Olive Oil-Poached Tuna

1. Thick-cut ahi tuna steaks 2 (10 ounce)

2. Garlic, bruised 2 cloves

3. Fresh thyme 6 sprigs

4. Red pepper flakes, or to taste 1 pinch

5. Olive oil, or as needed 2 cups

6. Sea salt to taste 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Olive Oil-Poached Tuna

1 . Stage

Let tuna rest at room temperature for 10 to 15 minutes.

2 . Stage

Combine garlic, thyme, and red pepper flakes in a heavy skillet. Pour olive oil into the skillet to reach a depth of 1 inch. Heat oil over medium heat until garlic and thyme begin to sizzle, 5 to 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Place tuna steaks gently in hot oil and reduce heat to low; cook, spooning oil over the top of tuna steaks constantly until white and hot, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer tuna steaks into a baking dish; pour hot oil and herbs on top. Cool tuna and oil to room temperature.

4 . Stage

Wrap the baking dish tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate tuna steaks for 24 hours; remove from oil and sprinkle sea salt on top.